Now, not that I have the $$$$ to dump into a big brake kit, especially 'cause I just dumped $$$$ into a streetported motor, but I'm curious: Is there any company that makes a big brake kit for the FC?

yes, re amemiya does one based on the brembo monoblocks and k2rd has a wilwood setup. I am working on a custom on right now actually if you are interested, the pricing should be more than competitive with any other kit out there.

I am very interested. Give me some info and keep me updated. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

I have an Hyper-Rev mag right now, and I see -RE has two kits, a brembo and a SS kit, Endless has one, and so does Feed. I don't know Japanese so don't ask what it says for price and whatnot. I found this in vol 54 #3 on page 132.



I'm also interested in your kit, robot...

Corksport.com sells big brake kits too. They are spendy though.

I'll let you guys know, i have just sent my CAD drawings from the carriers over to my machinist so we should see some stuff on the car in about a month or so. Its got 13" rotors in the front so i hope you have at least 17s. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

We have one available from K2RD, it's not listed in the store yet, but 13 inch is $1649.00 and the 12.19 inch is $1524.99 Both with 6 pistons calipers.

Lol, will 13" rotors even fit with 17's? Also:



phinsup: The K2RD kit is just front brakes, right?



djgiantrobot: Is your kit front and rear, or just front?



Keep up the good work. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

the problem with the big brakes is that you run out of master cylinder, the pedal gets really soft and mushy, we're working on a bigger one. we have the 12.5 6 piston kit fits under a 16" wheel, but i'm not sure if a stock 16" will fit



mike

What about if you upgrade to the 929 master cylinder?

it helps but its still a little mushy.



mike

Okay, so when do you actually NEED 6 piston calipers?

yeah 4 pistons are prolly plenty fine

ok, its like this. If you have an S4 you'll need an S5 booster to go to a 929 MC. If you have an S5 you can go directly to a 929 MC. The piston in the stock S4 master cylinder is 7/8", S5 and Fd are 15/16", 929 is 1" which is pretty decent even in terms of an aftermarket unit.



I've done a kit with the same calipers on a different car with a 12.6" rotor and it fit under 17s, this time its a 2 piece rotor so i'm going to 13" its only a 1/5th of an inch difference in wheel clearance so it should fit for most people. My kit will be front only to start but i will also offer a carrier to relocate the rear caliper further out on a slightly larger than stock 2pc rotor as well. I have a wilwood proportioning valve on my setup and i suggest it for any big brake kit also.

6 pistion kind of seem like overkill to me.. will Fd calipers and rotors fit an FCS5?

easy answer is no, difficult answer is yes but not any easier than going to anything else.

Here's a news flash...the FC already has amazing brakes.

personally i think my four piston calipers with a rebuild, hawk HP pads, and cross drilled and slotted rotors has plenty "knock ur fillings out of your teeth" stopping power, and its def less than a big brake kit

FD rotors and Skyline Type M calipers will suposedly bolt right up to the FC, but good luck finding the Typm M calipers.



Now does anyone make a 13" brake kit for the FD that doesn't cost over 2k...

what are the actual performance benefits of having cross-drilled and slotted rotors? I've heard conflicting information.

or you can just plop fd calipers on the stock rotors.

just remember that going to big brakes, you will only see an improvment in two areas. One is if you have really good tires, you can only brake as hard as the available traction, kinda like you can make all the power you want but you have to be able to lay it down. The second part is the fade, even with upgraded pads and rotors, do 5 stops in a row from 100 and see what happens on FC brakes. If you are out on a road course you don't want to have to worry about your brakes fading out after a couple laps.

I threw a set of Hawks on my FC it stops on a dime. The brakes are strong enough to lock up my 10" wide Hoosier Slicks. On open track days I see zero brake fade.



Save your money unless you want them for the bling factor.